Wii U eShop

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Nintendo’s website reveals that Stone Shire is coming to the North American Wii U eShop next week. The game is slated for May 21, and will cost $7.99.

Here’s a brief overview:

There once was a dwarf. It had a pickaxe. It had one goal in life: to explore the world and to see what lies both above and beneath it. So it took up its tool and set out on an adventure, waiting to see what the world has to offer.

You are that ambitious explorer. Exploring through tree, snow, and sand, you will be able to manipulate the world to how you see fit. The world before you is made up of cubes. Using your pickaxe, or even just your hands, you can break blocks and use them to either build structures or craft unique items. Underground lies rare metals, such as gold and diamond. In order to find and mine them, you will have to craft stronger and stronger pickaxes. The only goal in this world is what you make of it.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Ronimo Games released the eleventh “Daily Duel” video for Swords & Soldiers II. In today’s video, the battle is 2 Spearthrowers and 4 Desert Stalkers versus 3 Shamshir soldiers, 3 Berserkers and 3 Axethrowers. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Dakko Dakko has now released a video showing off Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails’ new 2.0 update. Watch it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

OXiAB Game Studio confirmed today that its Wii U game Canvaleon is coming to the eShop on June 18. That date should apply to both North America and Europe.

Canvaleon is a stealth platformer that has players using the environment and their skills to slip past enemies and threats. It’s possible to use “Camouflages” (or “Camo”) to mimic elements of scenery. The more similar the colors are, the more “Camo Percentage” will be granted. You’ll go undetected depending on the percentage.

Players can obtain camouflages in two ways. They can either purchase them from a store, or paint them using a paint tool. Both options require the game’s collectible: color butterflies.

As for the story, here’s a brief overview:

Canvas is the only white chameleon in a very particular chameleon village. Since he lacks the ability to change color by himself, he has been made fun of since birth. Also, his natural color stands out heavily compared with the environment, but he has managed to survive until now, thanks to the help of his only friend Doodle. Doodle (or “Dood” to his friends), being an artist himself, came up with the idea of using Canvas’ white body as a literal canvas for his paintings, making up Canvas’ lack of natural camouflage to some extent. But, to do so, Dood needs a lot of color butterflies, from with he extracts the pigments needed to create the camouflage for Canvas . So our adventure begins, with Canvas and Dood seeking the color butterflies in some ancient ruins near the village.
But the peaceful lives of the chameleons will change soon…

Check out a trailer for Canvaleon below.

Source: OXiAB Game Studio PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Beta64 recently had an opportunity to speak with some of the folks at Playtonic. The developers talked all about its upcoming game Yooka-Laylee, but there was a decent amount of chatter about Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 as well. Check out the interview in full below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Dakko Dakko is updating Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails with new features. To celebrate the game’s anniversary, the studio has created a patch that allows players to freely aim one direction while riding in another using a “twin-stick” control setup.

That isn’t all, however. Dakko Dakko says that the update features freer movement when targeting, enhanced enemy AI, and a number of “small adjustments throughout to make the whole game a smoother experience.”

Scram Kitty’s update is starting to roll out on various platforms today. When we have official confirmation about it being available on Wii U, we’ll update this post.

Source: Dakko Dakko PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 28 Comments

Monochroma was thought to be coming to Wii U after reaching its Kickstarter goal in August 2013. However, last January, the game was given a new September 2014 release window. The delays continued, and in March, we heard from the developer that the Wii U version “is probably canceled.” That’s unfortunately now been made official.

In a Kickstarter update, Nowhere Studios confirmed that a Wii U version of Monochroma is no longer on the table. The developer encountered “serious performance problems that we can’t overcome without developing the whole game from scratch again.”

The full notice reads:

We’re developing Monochroma for Xbox One. The development is close to the end. Hopefully it will be ready by the end of summer. There won’t be any retail version but I can send a digital version of it to all backers who selected Xbox One, 360, Wii, Ouya or PS3, PS4 versions of Monochroma, because unfortunately these other platforms are not going to happen. We have serious performance problems that we can’t overcome without developing the whole game from scratch again.

We still have a small chance for PS4 development next year but it’s quite low as PS4 requires the project to be built on Unity5 and we can’t port the project to Unity 5 without losing more than half of the assets. If Xbox One shows better than expected sales we will work for PS4.

You can still go for Mac, PC or Linux versions on Steam.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Wombat Source created a new trailer to promote GetClose’s new “Protect the Crown” mode, which we’ve posted below. Those who have purchased the Wii U eShop title can obtain the mode by downloading a patch that came out today.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

It’s a little ways away, but Nintendo has penciled in the next round of eShop maintenance for June 1. The Wii U and 3DS eShops will be unavailable between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET, which translates to 1 PM PT and 5 PM PT.

From Monday, June 1, 2015 1:00 PM
– Monday, June 1, 2015 5:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Nintendo eShop
Nintendo 3DS
– Nintendo eShop

Aside from eShop downtime, several games of their own will be undergoing maintenance on May 18. Here’s the full lineup:

From Monday, May 18, 2015 4:00 PM
– Monday, May 18, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Star Wars®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Trilogy
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for CastleStorm
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for DuckTales: Remastered
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for F1 RACE STARS™ POWERED UP EDITION
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Game Party™ Champions
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Hot Wheels World’s Best Driver™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Injustice: Gods Among Us
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pure Chess®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Sonic Lost World™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Star Wars Pinball
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TANK! TANK! TANK!™
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2 Wii U EDITION
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Chibi-Robo!™: Photo Finder
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Crazy Chicken: Director’s Cut 3D
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pure Chess®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Star Wars Pinball

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